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Miles E. Bartholomew, 78, formerly of Emmaus, died October 3, 2012, in Gracedale Nursing Home, Upper Nazareth Township. Born in Bethlehem he was the son of the late Kenneth W. and Margaret (Chamberlain) Bartholomew.

Henry William Rappold Sr., 86, of Lower Macungie Township, died October 4, 2012, in Lehigh Center, Macungie. He was the husband of Jean (Markert) Rappold. They were married for 47 years in June.

He was a partner in the certified public accounting firm of Campbell Rappold & Yurasits, LLP in Allentown from 1951 until retiring in 2000. Born in York, he was the son of the late Charles H. and Hilda (Weber) Rappold.

He was a 1943 graduate of Allentown High School and a 1951 graduate of Penn State University.

As we approach the Nov. 6 general election, the East Penn Press and the Salisbury Press, in the interest of fairness, will halt the publication of columns by local government officials and letters to the editor submitted by those running for office.

The last week for publication of columns by local government officials is Oct. 11.

We will, of course, continue to cover the local races, in news stories generated by our own reporters.

Carol L. Hyndman, 69, of Emmaus, died September 28, 2012, at Valley Manor Nursing Home, Coopersburg. She was the wife of the late Ronald K. Hyndman Sr. Born in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Leonard and Edna (McGinnis) Woodward.

She is survived by sons, Ronald K. Jr. of Emmaus, Michael W. of Catasauqua, Jeffrey S. of Danville, Ind., Gregory D. of Emmaus; sister, Nancy Lamb of Doylestown; 10 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Anna M. (Angstadt) Tercha, 90, of Country Meadows, South Whitehall, died September 27, 2012, in St. Luke's Hospice House. She was the wife of the late Daniel Tercha.

She is survived by a son, John D. and his wife Carol of Newmanstown, daughter, Rev. Kathryn and her husband David Wieder of Allentown; brothers, John Angstadt of Allentown and Richard Angstadt of Tucson, Ariz.; sister, Barbara Kinkle of Milton, Del.; four grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

Contributions may be made to VNA Hospice of St. Luke's, 2455 Black River Road, Bethlehem, 18015.

Houshang G. Hamadani, M.D., 75, of Salisbury Township, died October 6, 2012, at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest. He was the husband of Imelda (Rodriguez) Hamadani. They were married for 45 years. Born in Tehran, Iran, he was a son of the late Ali and Malak Hamadani. He came to the United States in 1960 for his residency in psychiatry and was in practice in Allentown since 1979.